The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported two new deaths on Saturday, bringing the number of Mainers who have died of COVID-19 to 19 so far. Read More
Over 170,000 Mainers are still waiting for their electricity to be restored two days after a spring nor’easter tore through the state Thursday night, bringing down trees and power lines. Read More
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Her executive order delaying voting followed a statement earlier this week that it was "not going to be possible" to hold the elections in early June while maintaining required social distancing measures. Read More
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A group of economists told the Bangor Daily News on Thursday that the coronavirus has caused an unprecedented economic shock with no clear roadmap for recovery, with one calling the situation particularly “dire” for Maine. Read More
A single salesperson caused a “cluster” of cases early on in the new coronavirus outbreak in Maine and may have infected people in other states, a top public health official said Thursday. Read More
Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public. You can support our critical reporting on the coronavirus by purchasing a digital subscription or donating directly to the newsroom. Take it from me and every other girl who was… Read More
Tony Valcourt of Hampden was hiking with his dog, MacGyver, on April 6, when he came across an unusual sight. Read More
With salons and barber shops closed, you might be eying your scissors and thinking about giving yourself or a loved one a new ‘do. Read More
Amilio Samaroo, 55, is charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and creating a police standoff. Read More
Connecting every home, business and farm in rural Maine is a big challenge. But it’s a challenge we can solve, if Congress commits to giving us the resources needed to get the job done. Read More
A list of the BDN All-Maine Schoolboy Basketball Team and honorable mentions. Read More
F.W. Webb Company has outgrown its Bangor location and has moved it to its new location in Hampden which offers a larger facility with increased selection to meet the needs of residential and commercial contractors. “We’ve been planning this for a couple years now and… Read More
In the past two decades, the practice of mindfulness and meditation has gone from being a spiritual practice done at ashrams in India, where it originated thousands of years ago, to the mainstream as the celebrities who tout its benefits. Read More
Certain factors in Maine make the struggle for sleep in the Pine Tree State unique. Read More
A practice that originated in Japan, forest bathing — “shinrin-yoku” in Japanese — is a form of therapy or healing that involves immersing and being present in nature. Read More
